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exigir

Level B1

Meaning

to demand, to require

Example

El profesor exige puntualidad a todos sus alumnos.

The teacher demands punctuality from all his students.

A way to remember it

Like English exigent "demanding" and exigency "pressing need"; not elegir "to choose".

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
exijo
you (sg.)
exiges
he, she
exige
we
exigimos
you (pl.)
exigís
they
exigen
simple past
I
exigí
you (sg.)
exigiste
he, she
exigió
we
exigimos
you (pl.)
exigisteis
they
exigieron
imperfect
I
exigía
you (sg.)
exigías
he, she
exigía
we
exigíamos
you (pl.)
exigíais
they
exigían
imperative
you (sg.)
exige
we
exijamos
you (pl.)
exigid
future
I
exigiré
you (sg.)
exigirás
he, she
exigirá
we
exigiremos
you (pl.)
exigiréis
they
exigirán
conditional
I
exigiría
you (sg.)
exigirías
he, she
exigiría
we
exigiríamos
you (pl.)
exigiríais
they
exigirían
present subjunctive
I
exija
you (sg.)
exijas
he, she
exija
we
exijamos
you (pl.)
exijáis
they
exijan
imperfect subjunctive
I
exigiera / exigiese
you (sg.)
exigieras / exigieses
he, she
exigiera / exigiese
we
exigiéramos / exigiésemos
you (pl.)
exigierais / exigieseis
they
exigieran / exigiesen

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